Background:
Parking on any street in Providence is banned overnight without an overnight parking permit. During parking bans declared by the City in a snow emergency, all residents, even those with an overnight parking permit are forbidden to park on city streets. Many Providence residents do not have access to off-street parking resulting in cars being left on the street despite parking bans, leading to disrupted plowing operations and high ticket and towing fines for residents. The City has undertaken snow overnight parking pilots for the last few years, adjusting the program each year based on community feedback.
2024 Snow Overnight Parking Pilot
The Winter 2024 pilot program will take place adjacent to Bucklin Park, Columbia Park, Conlan Memorial Park, and Dexter Parks in Wards 8, 10, and 13.
- Only residents with valid overnight parking permits with residences in Wards 8, 10, and 13 can participate in the pilot.
- Cars can be parked adjacent to the pilot parks while a parking ban is in place. Once the parking ban is lifted, residents have 8 hours to move their car from its spot adjacent to the park.
- For example: A snow parking ban is announced to be in effect at 6pm on a Tuesday. Residents in the pilot wards can park adjacent to the selected parks once the parking ban goes into effect. If that parking ban is lifted at 6pm the following day (Wednesday in our example), residents have until 2:00am Thursday to move their away from the park. If residents leave their cars adjacent to the parks past the 8 hour grace period they will be subject to ticketing and towing to allow city plows to come back and complete plowing the streets in a timely manner.
Please note: This pilot IS enforceable by the police. If you are parked in an area other than those designated for the snow pilot, you are subject to ticketing and towing. If you leave your car parked on a city street that is not part of the pilot program, you are also subject to ticketing and towing. Parking next to fire hydrants or in front of fire stations is STILL forbidden during a snowstorm.
Snow Pilot Locations:
- Ward 8: Bucklin Park and Conlan Memorial Park (Details: English | Spanish)
- Ward 10: Columbia Park (Details: English | Spanish)
- Ward 13: Dexter Park (Details: English | Spanish)
Please Note: There are more overnight parking permit holders than there are spaces available at these parks. Parking is first come, first serve. If you are on overnight parking permit holder and you have access to off-street parking, please leave the snow pilot spots for permit holders without access to off-street parking.
Feedback:
The pilot programs are an attempt to find a snow parking solution that could work city-wide while still allowing curb to curb plowing. Your patience is appreciated as the city tests different potential solutions. Please provide any feedback you have throughout the winter to Melanie A. Jewett, Curbside Administrator at mjewett@providenceri.gov.
